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Adtech Surveillance and Government Surveillance are Often the Same Surveillance
Many smartphone application developers are all too eager to sell your data to the highest bidder–and that often includes the government.
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Scientists Unveil ‘Missing Law’ of Nature That Explains How Everything In the Universe Evolved, Including Us
The universe contains “many evolving systems, and yet we don’t seem to have a law of nature that adequately describes why those systems exist.”
How Two Florida Men Scammed ‘Uber Eats’ Out of $1 Million
Two men in Florida managed to steal $1 million from Uber Eats, according to police.
California Takes Some Big Steps for Digital Rights
California often sets the bar for technology legislation across the country. This year, the state enacted several laws that strengthen consumer digital rights.
Google Made Billions With Secret Change to Ad-Auction Algorithm, Witness Testifies
Alphabet Inc.’s Google changed its advertising auction formula in 2017, raising prices by 15% and likely making the company billions of dollars in additional revenue, according to an economist testifying for the US Justice Department in the antitrust case against the search giant.
Supreme Court To Decide If State Laws Limiting Social Media Platforms Violate Constitution
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.
Appeals Court Upholds Public.Resource.Org’s Right to Post Public Laws and Regulations Online
Our laws belong to all of us, and we should be able to find, read, and share them free of registration requirements, fees, and other roadblocks.
“E-Carceration” Is the Newest Surveillance Trend Spreading Across the Globe
As the use of “e-carceration” spreads globally, invasive, AI-powered surveillance comes with it.
How a Breached Microsoft Engineer Account Compromised the Email Accounts of US Officials
China-linked hackers breached the corporate account of a Microsoft Corp. engineer and are suspected of using that access to steal a valuable key that enabled the hack of senior US officials’ email accounts, the company said in a blog post.
Google Removes ‘Pirate’ URLs From Users’ Privately Saved Links
To date, Google has processed more than seven billion copyright takedown requests for its search engine. The majority of the reported links are purged from Google’s search index, as required by the DMCA. Recently, however, Google appears to gone a step further, using search takedowns to “moderate” users’ privately saved links collections.
America’s IRS Can’t Find Millions of Sensitive Tax Records: Watchdog
The US Internal Revenue Service cannot locate thousands of microfilm cartridges containing millions of sensitive individual and business tax account records, according to a watchdog report.
Amazon Delivery Drivers Walk Out in First-Ever Driver Strike
The drivers unionized with the Teamsters in late April, and are on strike to demand that Amazon come to the bargaining table.
Microsoft Stashes Nearly Half a Billion in Case LinkedIn Data Drama Hits
Irish regulators sniffing around Facebook-for-suits subsidiary have threatened fine.
FTC: Amazon/Ring workers illegally spied on users of home security cameras
Amazon agrees to Ring and Alexa settlements but didn’t admit violating any laws.
Amazon To Pay $30 Million For Alexa, Ring Privacy Violations
Amazon and its subsidiary, Ring, have agreed to separate multi-million dollar settlements with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over privacy violations involving children’s use of Alexa and homeowners’ use of Ring doorbell cameras.